Nor·man 1 (nôr m ən)
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n.1. a. A member of a Scandinavian people who settled in northern France in the tenth century. b. A descendant of this people, especially one ruling or inhabiting England from the time of the Norman Conquest. 2. A native or inhabitant of Normandy. adj.1. Of or relating to Normandy, the Normans, their culture, or their language. 2. Of or being a style of Romanesque architecture that was introduced from Normandy into England before 1066 and that flourished until about 1200.
[Middle English, from Old French Normant (from Old Norse Nordhmadhr : nordhr, north + madhr, man) and from Old English Norman (variant of Northman : north, north; see ner-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + man, man; see man-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] (click for a larger image) Norman1Church of St. Mary the Virgin Iffley, England |